Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 260.242 (2026)

[Repealed]

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[Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1982–2013 · leading case: Kern v. Steele Cnty., 322 N.W.2d 187 (Minn. 1982).

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Kern v. Steele Cnty., 322 N.W.2d 187 (Minn. 1982). · cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. §§ 260.242, 261.27 (1980). These children need homes.”

Stern v. Stern, 839 N.W.2d 96 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “Section 260.242, subdivision 1 (1984), simply provided that, upon the termination of “parental rights of both parents or of the only known living parent,” the court was to “order the guardianship and the legal custody of the child transferred to” the human services commissioner,…”

In Re the Welfare of M.M., 452 N.W.2d 236 (Minn. 1990). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 260.242, subd. 1 (1988). In identifying the guardian and custodian, compliance with Minn.”

In Re Custody of EAQD, 405 N.W.2d 262 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “1(c) (1984) (following termination of parental rights, legal custody may be transferred to individual "willing and capable of assuming the appropriate duties and responsibilities to the child"). At this point, the Simpsons merely seek permanent custody of the children, not…”

In Re the Welfare of M.M., 436 N.W.2d 827 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “dictated transfer of his guardianship and legal custody to the Commissioner of Human Services rather than appellant? ANALYSIS Minn.Stat. § 260.242 governs the determination of guardianship and legal custody when the parental rights of both of a child’s parents have been…”

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